The Most Inspirational Quotes From Caitlyn Jenner, Abby Wambach, Halle Berry, and More at the MAKERS Conference

Earlier this week, around 300 inspiring women gathered in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, for the MAKERS Conference. Everyone from Gloria Steinem to Abby Wambach to Caitlyn Jenner shared their lessons on life, love, and career. Here are a few of our favorite pieces of advice.—Shay MaunzJust Stick With It

"Your ideas and the things that you do are dumb and stupid and make no sense—until you start getting recognized and making money. Then you're a genius."—GloZell Green, YouTube entrepreneur

You Can't Always Win, and That's OK

"You can have some of the best teams, the best companies in the whole world, and they still come in second place sometimes. And that's OK. That doesn't mean the leadership was wrong, that doesn't mean the collective goal was wrong. It just means you have to do something a little bit different the next time."—Abby Wambach, American soccer player and two-time Olympic gold medalist

Relationships Matter

"All of the important decisions about your career will be made when you are not in the room: Compensation decisions will be made when you're not in the room, promotion decisions will be made when you are not in the room, and new assignments will be given out when you are not in the room. How do you want people to describe you when you are not in the room? I can't tell you how many people that I've talked to about their career and they've said, 'I don't understand why I'm not moving forward. I just do my work, I don't engage in all those relationships and all those politics. I just let my work speak for me.' But guess what? The work does not speak. You have to put your work in context and the only way you can do it is through the relationships that you have."—Carla Harris, vice chairman, Wealth Management, managing director and client service adviser, Morgan Stanley

Make Your Own Luck

"I realized that I had to be in charge of my own destiny and I had to be a part of the change in the industry—not just sitting around pontificating, talking about what's not right. I had to actively start to be a part of the change. That is the path to real change, when we realize we do have that power."—Halle Berry, Academy Award-winning actress and producer

Know Just How Powerful You Are

"I, down deep in my soul, feel women are so much more powerful than men ever could be. They have to learn how to play the game, how to work it—but the power they have over men and the power they have in the business world is totally untapped. I think the world is out there for women if they're strong."—Caitlyn Jenner, executive producer, "I Am Cait"

"You get very lucky when you meet the right team. And then you just have to trust each other and believe in the vision and keep going back to your fundamental idea—and it's a great adventure."—Sana Amanat, director of content development and co-creator of Ms. Marvel

Start Somewhere

"Whether you get one person to give you a million dollars, or a million people to give you one dollar, you still have a million dollars. But it's much easier to scale the one-dollar process."—Jessica Matthew, founder of Uncharted Play

We Have to Stick Together

"Women need to make sure that we honor and recognize our foremothers and connect with each other. This collective voice, this strength in numbers, will be so much more if we band together and inspire each other."—Rosie Rios, United States Treasurer